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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Dingus
2-2 182
153.06
 
VS
proj
OLR
111 0-4
141.8

Dingus hand OLR fourth consecutive loss in 182-111 rout

Dingus cruised to a 182-111 win to hand OLR their fourth consecutive loss to open the season. Dingus nabbed a 29-point lead on Thursday behind Melvin Gordon III and never let go of it. Mike Evans (28 points) and Ryan Fitzpatrick (27) led the charge for OLR in the loss. Dingus (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against headhunters, while OLR (0-4) attempt to right the ship against Blazin Blitzers.

Matchup Timeline

  Dingus   OLR

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 502 yards and 4 touchdowns and running for 12 yards against the Browns, Prescott scored 49 points this week. He nearly doubled his 26.13-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Prescott ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Dak Prescott

Top Player Comparison

Dingus
Points
% of total points 182
1
Dak Prescott
QB
49
26.13
26.9%
2
George Kittle
TE
46
15.65
25.3%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
29
15.58
15.9%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
26
17.28
14.3%
OLR
Points
% of total points 111
1
Mike Evans
WR
28
17.21
25.2%
2
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
27
19.35
24.3%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
16
17.36
14.4%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
14
13.29
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Melvin Gordon III had a 43-yard touchdown run for Dingus, contributing to a 29-0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Dingus who took the lead, 87-81. For Dingus, Dak Prescott had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass. Mike Evans had a 48-yard catch for OLR, while Jarvis Landry had a 37-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Dingus   OLR

Game Notes

Just four of the 10 starting players on Dingus scored higher than their point projections.
OLR had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Dingus had three players score more points than the leading scorer for OLR.
Dingus put up more points than their season scoring average (162) while OLR fell short of theirs (127.75).
Dingus scored more points than their projected total, while OLR fell short of their projection.
The 182 points scored by Dingus are the 5th-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 71-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Dingus get the win, but they also easily covered the 11.26-point projected margin of victory.
Both of the wins for Dingus have been blowout wins.
On the losing side, Mike Evans scored 28 points, the fifth-highest score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

Dingus
This sport is all about creating mismatches. Thanks to stellar numbers from our ball-carriers, our team took that to heart this past week. We tripled OLR up at the running back position (37 points to 12). Melvin Gordon III had 118 total yards and two TDs, while Jonathan Taylor chipped in with 79 yards.
OLR
Talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for OLR collectively recorded three catches on only four measly targets this past week. Get those offensive coordinators to set up a screen play or two in Week 5!